On a contract with North Queensland worth $300,000 for the year, Barba had his contract torn up by the club after he allegedly assaulted his partner and mother of his four kids Ainslie Currie at Townsville Casino on the Australia Day weekend.

The incident was caught on the venue’s CCTV, and after watching the footage the NRL’s Integrity Unit deemed it was serious enough to rub him out of the game for life.

Now, after the English RFL and Rugby Australia also ruled out throwing him a lifeline, Barba has finally found a new job.